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DEEMED INADEQUATE: Taxi industry delivers overwhelming response to Government plans around cross-border working

DEEMED INADEQUATE: Taxi industry delivers overwhelming response to Government plans around cross-border working

DEEMED INADEQUATE: Taxi industry delivers overwhelming response to Government plans around cross-border working

Perry Richardson

22 hours ago4 min read

Addison Lee backs taxi and PHV licensing overhaul, but warns tougher enforcement still needed

Addison Lee backs taxi and PHV licensing overhaul, but warns tougher enforcement still needed

Addison Lee backs taxi and PHV licensing overhaul, but warns tougher enforcement still needed

Perry Richardson

2 days ago2 min read

Treasury rules out further VAT reforms for taxi and private hire sector following recent TOMS clampdown

Treasury rules out further VAT reforms for taxi and private hire sector following recent TOMS clampdown

Treasury rules out further VAT reforms for taxi and private hire sector following recent TOMS clampdown

Perry Richardson

2 days ago2 min read

TAXI AND PHV LICENSING INQUIRY: Minister next in the firing line to face Transport Select Committee

TAXI AND PHV LICENSING INQUIRY: Minister next in the firing line to face Transport Select Committee

TAXI AND PHV LICENSING INQUIRY: Minister next in the firing line to face Transport Select Committee

Perry Richardson

3 days ago2 min read

TAXI AND PHV INQUIRY: TfL urges mandatory data sharing powers in latest evidence to MPs

TAXI AND PHV INQUIRY: TfL urges mandatory data sharing powers in latest evidence to MPs

TAXI AND PHV INQUIRY: TfL urges mandatory data sharing powers in latest evidence to MPs

Perry Richardson

4 days ago2 min read

Does Andy Burnham have a point on out-of-area taxis and private hire working? Industry signals suggest he does

Does Andy Burnham have a point on out-of-area taxis and private hire working? Industry signals suggest he does

Does Andy Burnham have a point on out-of-area taxis and private hire working? Industry signals suggest he does

Perry Richardson

5 days ago2 min read

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warns Government plan to ‘reduce’ out-of-area taxis falls short of full ban

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warns Government plan to ‘reduce’ out-of-area taxis falls short of full ban

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warns Government plan to ‘reduce’ out-of-area taxis falls short of full ban

Perry Richardson

5 days ago2 min read

Minicab cap ‘will not deliver meaningful change’ without national cross-border hiring shake-up, TfL tells Transport Committee inquiry

Minicab cap ‘will not deliver meaningful change’ without national cross-border hiring shake-up, TfL tells Transport Committee inquiry

Minicab cap ‘will not deliver meaningful change’ without national cross-border hiring shake-up, TfL tells Transport Committee inquiry

Perry Richardson

6 days ago3 min read

CROSS-BORDER PROPOSALS: Government sets out consultation on cutting taxi licensing bodies to curb out-of-area working

CROSS-BORDER PROPOSALS: Government sets out consultation on cutting taxi licensing bodies to curb out-of-area working

CROSS-BORDER PROPOSALS: Government sets out consultation on cutting taxi licensing bodies to curb out-of-area working

Perry Richardson

7 days ago2 min read

Government sets out first road safety strategy in a decade with major implications for taxi drivers and other motorists

Government sets out first road safety strategy in a decade with major implications for taxi drivers and other motorists

Government sets out first road safety strategy in a decade with major implications for taxi drivers and other motorists

Perry Richardson

Jan 73 min read

BLACK CAB BOOST: Rachel Reeves says VAT rule change will allow London black cabs to ‘compete fairly on price from 2026’

BLACK CAB BOOST: Rachel Reeves says VAT rule change will allow London black cabs to ‘compete fairly on price from 2026’

BLACK CAB BOOST: Rachel Reeves says VAT rule change will allow London black cabs to ‘compete fairly on price from 2026’

Perry Richardson

Jan 32 min read

Chancellor Reeves shuts TOMS VAT loophole used by private hire firms like Uber as from today

Chancellor Reeves shuts TOMS VAT loophole used by private hire firms like Uber as from today

Chancellor Reeves shuts TOMS VAT loophole used by private hire firms like Uber as from today

Perry Richardson

Jan 22 min read

CROSS-BORDER REFORM: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor backs shift of taxi licensing powers to mayoral authorities

CROSS-BORDER REFORM: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor backs shift of taxi licensing powers to mayoral authorities

CROSS-BORDER REFORM: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor backs shift of taxi licensing powers to mayoral authorities

Perry Richardson

Dec 30, 20252 min read

BACK TO THE FUTURE: What issues around cross-border taxi and PHV hiring were reported in 2017 and remain now?

BACK TO THE FUTURE: What issues around cross-border taxi and PHV hiring were reported in 2017 and remain now?

BACK TO THE FUTURE: What issues around cross-border taxi and PHV hiring were reported in 2017 and remain now?

Perry Richardson

Dec 29, 20254 min read

TfL pushes government action on cross-border hiring over private hire vehicle capping as latest letter debates powers

TfL pushes government action on cross-border hiring over private hire vehicle capping as latest letter debates powers

TfL pushes government action on cross-border hiring over private hire vehicle capping as latest letter debates powers

Perry Richardson

Dec 28, 20252 min read

THE NINE KEY ISSUES FROM 2025: From autonomous taxis to private hire VAT, we run through the big topics impacting the taxi trade

THE NINE KEY ISSUES FROM 2025: From autonomous taxis to private hire VAT, we run through the big topics impacting the taxi trade

THE NINE KEY ISSUES FROM 2025: From autonomous taxis to private hire VAT, we run through the big topics impacting the taxi trade

Perry Richardson

Dec 26, 202511 min read

LICENSING INQUIRY: Councils accuse Wolverhampton of fuelling cross border private hire licensing by allowing out-of-area MOT and onboarding

LICENSING INQUIRY: Councils accuse Wolverhampton of fuelling cross border private hire licensing by allowing out-of-area MOT and onboarding

LICENSING INQUIRY: Councils accuse Wolverhampton of fuelling cross border private hire licensing by allowing out-of-area MOT and onboarding

Perry Richardson

Dec 20, 20253 min read

DfT signals they are still ‘considering further action’ on cross-border private hire enforcement as MPs raise licensing question

DfT signals they are still ‘considering further action’ on cross-border private hire enforcement as MPs raise licensing question

DfT signals they are still ‘considering further action’ on cross-border private hire enforcement as MPs raise licensing question

Perry Richardson

Dec 17, 20252 min read

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector

Perry Richardson

Dec 15, 20252 min read

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing

Dec 15, 20253 min read

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